Cynthia's Revels, or The Fountain of Self-Love · chunk 14 of 66
Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1600 [1600-1601] (Annals) satire · Children of the Chapel (second) unassigned nearest T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs · 523 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T21: cupid, venus, love, ceres, diana, fair, nymphs, goddess, bow, damon.
That's not every one's happiness (HERMES) though you can presume upon the easiness and dexterity of your wit, you shall give me leave to be a little jealous of mine; and not desperately to hazard it after your capering humour. Nay, then, CUPID, I think we must have you hoodwinked again, for you are grown too provident, since your eyes were at liberty. Not so (MERCURY) I am still blind CUPID to thee. And what to the lady Nymph you serve? Troth, page, boy, and sirrah: these are all my titles. Then thou hast not altered thy name, with thy disguise? O, no, that had been supererogation, you shall never hear your courtier call but by one of these three. Faith, than both our fortunes are the same. Why? what parcel of man hast thou lighted on for a master? Such a one (as before I begin to decipher him) I dare not affirm to be any thing less than a courtier. So much he is, during this open time of revels, and would be longer, but that his means are to leave him shortly after. His name is HEDON, a gallant wholly consecrated to his pleasures.— HEDON? he uses much to my Lady's chamber, I think. How is she called, and then I can show thee? Madame PHILAUTIA. O I, he affects her very particularly indeed. These are his graces. He doth (besides me) keep a barber, and a monkey: He has a rich wrought waistcoat to entertain his visitants in, with a cap almost suitable. His curtains, and bedding are thought to be his own: his bathing-tub is not suspected. He loves to have a fencer, a pedant, and a musician seen in his lodging a mornings. And not a poet? Fie no: himself is a rhymer, and that's a thought better than a poet. He is not lightly within to his mercer, no, though he come when he takes physic, which is commonly after his play. He beats a tailor very well, but a stocking-seller admirably: and so consequently any one he owes money too, that dares not resist him. He never makes general invitement, but against the publishing of a new suit, marry then, you shall have more drawn to his lodging, then come to the lanching of some three ships; especially if he be furnished with supplies for the retiring of his old wardrobe from pawn: if not, he does hire a stock of apparel, and some forty, or fifty pound in gold, for that forenoon to show. He's thought a very necessary perfume for the presence, and for that only cause welcome thither: six milliners shops afford you not the like sent. He courts ladies with how many great horse he hath rid that morning, or how oft he hath done the whole, or the half pommado in a seven-night before: and sometime venters so far upon the virtue of his pomander, that he dares tell 'em, how many shirts he has sweat at tennis that week, but wisely conceals so many dozen of balls he is on the score. Here he comes, that is all this.
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That's not euerie ones happinesse (HERMES) though you can presume vpon the easinesse and dexteritie of your wit, you shall giue me leaue to be a little jealous of mine; and not desperately to hazard it after your capring humour. Nay, then, CVPID, I thinke wee must haue you hood-winkt againe, for you are growne too prouident, since your eyes were at libertie. Not so (MERCVRY) I am still blind CVPID to thee. And what to the ladie Nymph you serue? Troth, page, boy, and sirha: these are all my titles. Then thou hast not altered thy name, with thy disguise? O, no, that had beene supererogation, you shall neuer heare your courtier call but by one of these three. Faith, then both our fortunes are the same. Why? what parcell of man hast thou lighted on for a master? Such a one (as before I begin to decipher him) I dare not affirme to be any thing lesse then a courtier. So much hee is, during this open time of reuels, and would be longer, but that his meanes are to leaue him shortly after. His name is HEDON, a gallant wholy consecrated to his pleasures.— HEDON? he vses much to my ladies chamber, I thinke. How is she cal'd, and then I can shew thee? Madame PHILAVTIA. O I, he affects her verie particularly indeed. These are his graces. Hee doth (besides me) keepe a barber, and a monkie: Hee has a rich wrought wastcoat to entertaine his visitants in, with a cap almost sutable. His curtaines, and bedding are thought to bee his owne: his bathing-tub is not suspected. Hee loues to haue a fencer, a pedant, and a musician seene in his lodging a mornings. And not a poet? Fye no: himselfe is a rimer, and that's a thought better then a poet. He is not lightly within to his mercer, no, though he come when he takes physicke, which is commonly after his play. He beates a tailour very well, but a stocking-seller admirably: and so consequently any one hee owes monie too, that dares not resist him. Hee neuer makes generall inuiement, but against the publishing of a new sute, marie then, you shall haue more drawne to his lodging, then come to the lanching of some three ships; especially if he be furnish'd with supplies for the retyring of his old ward-robe from pawne: if not, he do's hire a stocke of apparell, and some fortie, or fiftie pound in gold, for that fore-noone to shew. He's thought a verie necessarie perfume for the presence, and for that onely cause welcome thither: sixe millaners shops affoord you not the like sent. He courts ladies with how many great horse he hath rid that morning, or how oft he hath done the whole, or the halfe pommado in a seuen-night before: and sometime venters so farre vpon the vertue of his pomander, that he dares tell'hem, how many shirts he has sweat at tennis that weeke, but wisely conceales so many dozen of bals hee is on the score. Here hee comes, that is all this.